Category: Urban planning
Chicago, an incredible urban success story
Aaron Renn, writing at newgeography.com, offers this provocative observation:
Chicago is an incredible urban success story, but only for some. Intern [...]
Condo owners forcing Cabrini building to close?
Officially, the red brick Cabrini-Green mid-rise at 412 W Chicago Ave will be closing later this month due to Chicago Housing Authority concerns over [...]
Neighborhood Development Awards recap
The 15th annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards were held at the Hyatt Regency yesterday afternoon, honoring individuals, organizations and ar [...]
FitzGerald honored for work at Oakwood Shores
FitzGerald Associates Architects recently received a 2008 Charter Award from the Congress for the New Urbanism for its work on the Oakwood Shores de [...]
Narrated slideshow of Michigan Avenue proposal
An article in Crain's from earlier this week described a new plan by the Chicago Loop Alliance to rework a stretch of Michigan Avenue between Wacker [...]
Catalpa Gardens looms large over Red Line
Finally, a little sunshine! We snapped this shot of Catalpa Gardens, 1122 W Catalpa Ave, from the Bryn Mawr Red Line station this morning.
As you ca [...]
Development awards recognize city-changing projects
The Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards ceremony that was held last Thursday to honor a year's worth of forward-thinking urban development. Crain' [...]
Green building means construction recycling at Fountain View in Lincoln Square
Site work has been ongoing since November at Fountain View, 2326 W Giddings Ave, Terra Firma's 18-unit condo development in the heart of Lincoln Squar [...]
Lakeshore East welcomes I-GO into rewards program
In this video (a companion to last week's entry on car sharing), we discuss how the innovative program fits into Lakeshore East, a master-planned hi [...]
Car sharing stands out as a different kind of perk for urban buyers
As part of an upcoming New Homes Magazine article, we spoke with Rich Kosmacher, business development manager with I-GO Car Sharing.
I-GO is a disti [...]
Real estate issues top Chicago Journal's year-in-review
A handful of hot-button real estate issues topped the Chicago Journal's year-in-review feature this month.
The weekly newspaper serves Wicker Park, B [...]
Teardown central? Not any more…
For once, it's nice to be the Second City. New York has surpassed Chicago as the teardown capital of the nation, according to the National Trust for H [...]
Joravsky explains Lincoln Square outcome
The city may have backed off its plan in Lincoln Square's eminent domain showdown, but there are still lingering questions about the nature of the pro [...]
Alderman backs off Lincoln Square proposal
Ald. Gene Schulter (47th) appeared to backpedal away from a proposal that would have authorized the city to seize properties along Western Avenue in L [...]
Three developers still in the running for Oak Park 'superblock'
After starting with an initial pool of seven developers, Oak Park's village board narrowed the playing field down to just three candidates last week, [...]
Castle Coalition rallies community around Lincoln Square's eminent domain crisis
How would you like to see your community, your home and your livelihood threatened by an abusive state law and an indifferent local government? Chri [...]
Public welcome in Sears Centre parking lot
There's a new place to party in Hoffman Estates. Yesterday the village council approved a new ordinance that opens up the Sears Centre Arena's expan [...]
Fox takes on Chicago's abandoned lots
MyFoxChicago.com posted a segment last night on the city's nearly 70,000 vacant lots. As you might expect, the problem is particularly bad in wards o [...]
Berwyn seeks new crop of young homeowners
WBEZ reports on a campaign by the city of Berwyn to attract Chicagoans from neighborhoods like Roscoe Village and Wicker Park (thanks to Nina for the [...]
Infill with Phil Berger: the charms of 1000 W Washington Blvd
In this installment of Infill, architecture critic Phil Berger says it's a shame more developers didn't take the approach evident at 1000 W Washingt [...]